CLEVELAND - The Houston Astros will consider deploying a six-man rotation during a stretch of 13 games with no off-day that ...

As it’s currently constructed, the Astros’ starting rotation has two aces in Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez, a pair of ...

As one of three rookie starters on his roster worked Wednesday, Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown sat above in a ...

Urquidy returned from the IL August 6. Over the past week, the Houston Astros used a six-man rotation, throwing Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Hunter Brown, Justin Verlander, JP France and Jose ...

In the midst of a 17-game stretch without a day off, the Astros still are discussing the possibility of going to a six-man rotation to give their starting pitchers a bit of a breather. Before ...

The Houston Astros aren't strangers to utilizing a six-man rotation. The defending champions employed such a strategy at times last season and it appeared to pay dividends in October, as Houston's ...

Facing a daunting stretch of 29 games in 30 days, the Astros have considered moving to a six-man rotation for at least the next month, manager Joe Espada said Thursday night (X link via The ...

“We’ve pitched very well this year, partly due to the six-man rotation and how the guys have ... with a 1.95 ERA over his last 30 games with the Astros. :: Nick Wosika/USA TODAY Sports ...

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker set his rotation ... them on some kind of rotation," Baker said of the move from a six-man rotation. "The fact that somewhat we don't know how far Lance will ...

It could behoove the team to stay in a six-man rotation. The Astros play nine games in a row starting with the June 13 series opener against the Nationals — but neither Miller nor manager Dusty ...

For example, opening the season with 20 games in 21 days would seem an ideal stretch for a six-man rotation. So would a slog from April 30-May 22 when the Astros play 22 times in 23 days.

The move to a six-man rotation allows extra days off — like ... Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer pitches against the Houston Astros on Thursday. “We have a long stretch in September ...